[SAU Bees] St. Ambrose to induct four into Athletic Hall of Fame

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The St. Ambrose Athletic Hall of Fame will grow by four members tonight as a few of the all-time greats in the history of SAU Athletics will be honored at an induction ceremony in the Rogalski Center Thursday, Sept. 30.

The four - Aaron Conroy (men's tennis), Ali (Dolphin) Dunlap (women's basketball), Greg Lehman (men's soccer) and Josh Nelson (men's golf) - will be inducted as part of Homecoming Weekend.

Aaron Conroy	Ali (Dolphin) Dunlap	Greg Lehman	Josh Nelson

Aaron Conroy was a three-year team captain on a St. Ambrose men's tennis team that won districts and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament three of his four years. During Conroy's tenure as team captain, the team went a combined 98-29 and spent all three seasons ranked nationally. Conroy collected 111 singles wins in his Fighting Bee career. He was a three-time NAIA District 15 singles champion, as well as a three-time district doubles champ. In the fall of 1993, he was ranked as high as No. 42 in the nation and was the third-ranked American-born player. He was also ranked as high as No. 7 in doubles with his partner Sino Rasberger. Conroy graduated from St. Ambrose in 1994.

Ali (Dolphin) Dunlap was one of the greatest all-around players in St. Ambrose women's basketball history, earning All-American honors three times (second team in 2008-09 and 2010-11, third team in 2009-10). As one of the most prolific scorers in program history, her 2,153 points place her second on the all-time scoring list. She is also third all-time with 551 career assists and fifth with 1,126 career rebounds. Dunlap was equally dominant on the other side of the ball, collecting 424 steals and blocking 108 shots to place her second and sixth all-time in each respective category. A four-year team captain and four-time first team all-MCC selection, Dunlap was named Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) Newcomer of the Year in 2007-08 and the league's player of the year in 2008-09. She graduated from St. Ambrose in 2011.

Greg Lehman is by far the greatest goal scorer in St. Ambrose men's soccer history. He finished with 89 career goals, 40 more than the second-place goal scorer. Lehman recorded an astonishing 10 hat tricks in his career, with five of them coming during his record-setting 2008 season where he scored an all-time best 29 goals. He also holds the second-best mark for goals in a season, punching in 26 goals in 2007. Lehman tallied 61 points in 2008, which is currently the all-time record for points in a season in St. Ambrose history. In addition to being a three-time All-American, he was named MCC Conference Player of the Year twice. As team captain, Lehman led the Bees to the NAIA National Tournament in 2008. He graduated from St. Ambrose in 2008.

Josh Nelson was the top golfer for the Fighting Bees in the early 2000s, racking up a program-best 14 career wins from 1997-2001. At the time of his graduation in 2001, Nelson held SAU school records for most career wins, most tournament wins in a single season, and low tournament score over 18, 36, 54 and 72 holes. A four-time first team all-conference selection, he was named MCC Player of the Year in 2000 and again in 2001, and was named a first team All-American in 2000 after placing fifth at that year's NAIA National Championships. Nelson qualified for the 1998 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Torrey Pines and took 13th at the 2000 World University Games in Castlerock, Northern Ireland. 

This will be the 31st class inducted into the St. Ambrose Athletic Hall of Fame. Last year, Rob Firrell, Ed McCollough, Nate Norman and Casey Thompson were inducted as the 2020 class.